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San Diego Red-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona viridigenalis)EL CAJON (CBS 8) – We first heard them causing quite a racket during one of our live shots. A flock of parrots have been calling El Cajon home for years.

Members of SoCal Parrot, a Jamul-based rescue group, addressed the Ocean Beach Town Council recently to enlighten residents on the history of transplanted wild parrots in OB — and, in some cases, about their endangered plight in other parts of the world where they are native. Photo by Tony de GarateFor all their squawking, the wild parrots in Ocean Beach sure seem to enjoy it around here.

This wild parrot was found shot in Ocean Beach in June. SAN DIEGO — Members of a parrot rescue organization are wondering who shot a red-crowned Amazon parrot that was found wounded in Ocean Beach this summer.

The bird, which is considered a candidate for the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was found June 8 near Sacred Heart Church on Saratoga Avenue near Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, said Amanda Plante, spokeswoman for SoCal Parrot.

To say that Salvatore Angius has a passion for parrots is an understatement.

Angius, based out of Long Beach, Calif., is the creator of Californiaflocks, a preservation "dedicated to tracking, filming, photographing, and documenting the vast and diverse species of naturalized parrots throughout California."

Thirty exotic parrots were seized over the weekend from a Georgetown homeThirty exotic parrots — some Macaws, African Greys and Amazons — that were seized over the weekend from a Georgetown home now are in need of new homes and toys, a Kent County SPCA official said.